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ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE QUARANTINE ACT

Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 31514, Mar. 2, 2021

Amended by Presidential Decree No. 32671, Jun. 7, 2022

 Article 1 (Purpose)
The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters mandated by the Quarantine Act and those necessary for enforcing said Act.
 Article 2 (Those Subject to Quarantine Inspection)
“Grounds prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as crime prevention or investigation, or suspects’ arrest" in Article 6 (1) 2 of the Quarantine Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") means the following cases:
1. To prevent or investigate crimes or arrest suspects;
2. To rescue from imminent danger.
 Article 3 (Exemption of Quarantine Inspection)
(1) A means of transport may be wholly exempted from a quarantine inspection under Article 12 (1) of the Act, if it does not transport a patient infected with a quarantinable infectious disease, a patient suspected of being infected with a quarantinable infectious disease, or a pathogen carrier (hereinafter referred to as "patient, etc. infected with a quarantinable infectious disease") and a person deceased therefrom under Article 6 (3) of the Act:
1. A means of transport under Article 6 (3) 1, 3, and 5 of the Act;
2. A means of transport that does not unload cargo and persons among means of transport under Article 6 (3) 2 of the Act.
(2) The following means of transport may be exempted from a quarantine inspection on matters under Article 12 (1) 1, 3 and 4 of the Act, if it does not transport any patient, etc. infected with a quarantinable infectious disease and any person deceased therefrom pursuant to Article 6 (3) of the Act:
1. A means of transport that unloads persons but no cargo among means of transport under Article 6 (3) 2 of the Act;
2. A means of transport under Article 6 (3) 4 of the Act.
(3) The head of a means of transport that intends to be wholly or partially exempted from a quarantine inspection pursuant to Article 6 (3) of the Act shall submit an application for the exemption of a quarantine inspection prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Health and Welfare to the Director of the National Quarantine Station (hereinafter referred to as "director of every quarantine station"), except in cases falling under subparagraph 1 of that paragraph.
 Article 4 (Requests for Cooperation in Quarantine Measures)
The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency may request the related agencies for cooperation in the following matters pursuant to Article 15 (5) of the Act:
1. Use of an inspection boat to board a ship for taking quarantine measures under Article 15 (1) of the Act;
2. Use of means of transfer, like ambulances for transferring monitored or isolated persons under Article 15 (1) 1 and 2 of the Act;
3. Securing of a place to install temporary isolation facilities under Article 16 (2) of the Act;
4. Support with medical personnel under Article 2 of the Medical Service Act and other personnel necessary to take quarantine measures;
5. Other matters deemed necessary by the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency to seek cooperation from related agencies to take quarantine measures under Article 15 (1) of the Act.
 Article 5 (Management of Passenger Reservation Data)
(1) Upon receipt of passenger reservation data submitted under Article 29-4 (1) of the Act, the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall take the following measures:
1. To specify a person who can access passenger reservation data and his or her access authority;
2. To install a physical lock on passenger reservation data (referring to a security program, in the case of electronic documents).
(2) The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall retain passenger reservation data submitted under Article 29-4 (1) of the Act for two months from the date of submission of the passenger reservation data.
(3) Upon the expiration of the retention period of passenger reservation data under paragraph (2), the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall eliminate or destroy the passenger reservation data within seven days from the expiration of the retention period, according to the following classifications:
1. Passenger reservation data in electronic form: to be permanently deleted so they can no longer be recovered or restored;
2. Passenger reservation data, other than those specified in subparagraph 1: to be destroyed through shredding or incineration.
 Article 6 (Cooperation with Related Agencies)
(1) “Data and information prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the former part, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 29-5 of the Act means the following data and information:
1. Information regarding declarations on personal effects or unaccompanied goods under Article 241 (2) 1 of the Customs Act;
2. Information to be stated in passports under Article 7 (1) of the Passport Act;
3. Information regarding reports on the place of residence in the Republic of Korea made by a foreign nationality Korean under Article 6 of the Act on the Immigration and Legal Status of Overseas Koreans;
4. Information regarding resident registration numbers under Article 7-2 (1) of the Resident Registration Act and addresses reported under Article 10 (1) or 10-2 (1) of that Act;
5. Information regarding aliens’ entry inspection under Article 12 (1) of the Immigration Act and alien registration information under Article 32 of that Act.
(2) “The head of a central administrative agency prescribed by Presidential Decree” in subparagraph 7 of Article 29-5 of the Act means the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries.
 Article 7 (Delegation of Authority)
(1) The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall delegate the following authority to the head of a disease control and prevention center pursuant to Article 37 of the Act: <Amended on Jun. 7, 2022>
1. Inspection under Article 15 (1) 4-2 and 7 of the Act and request for cooperation under paragraph (5) of that Article;
2. Installation and operation of temporary isolation facilities under Article 16 (2) of the Act;
3. Inspection to find germ carriers under Article 29 (1) 3 of the Act, inspection of food materials, food and portable water under subparagraph 4 of that paragraph, surveys and inspections under subparagraphs 6 and 7 of that paragraph, and request for cooperation under paragraph (2) of that Article;
4. Collection of fees under subparagraph 1 of Article 34 of the Act (limited to collection of fees for duties delegated to the head of a disease control and prevention center).
(2) The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall delegate the following authority to the director of every quarantine station pursuant to Article 37 of the Act: <Amended on Jun. 7, 2022>
1. Installation of an overseas infectious disease reporting center under Article 12-2 (2) of the Act;
2. Quarantine measures under Article 15 (1) 1 through 4 and 6 of the Act, medical examination under subparagraph 7 of that paragraph, vaccination under subparagraph 8 of that paragraph, and request for cooperation under paragraph (5) of that Article;
2-2. Instructions for return or move given under the former part of Article 15 (4) of the Act;
3. Isolation measures (including transfer) under Article 16 (1) of the Act, and requests for cooperation under paragraph (3) of that Article;
4. Monitoring of health conditions or requests for isolation under Article 17 (1) of the Act;
5. Measures to prohibit transportation of passengers, crew members, pedestrians, means of transport, and cargo pursuant to Article 19 (1) of the Act;
6. Vaccination against quarantinable infectious diseases and the issuance of an international certificate of vaccination under Article 28-2 (1) of the Act, and the provision of first aid supplies under paragraph (2) of that Article;
7. Measures for health and sanitation control under Article 29 (1) 1, 2, 5, and 8 of the Act, vaccination under subparagraph 3 of that paragraph, and request for cooperation under paragraph (2) of that Article;
8. Collection of fees under Article 34 of the Act (limited to collection of fees for duties delegated to the director of every quarantine station).
 Article 8 (Management of Sensitive Information and Personally Identifiable Information)
The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (including a person to whom the authority of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency is delegated under Article 37 of the Act) and the director of every quarantine station may manage information on health pursuant to Article 23 (1) of the Personal Information Protection Act and data containing resident registration numbers, passport numbers, or alien registration numbers pursuant to subparagraph 1, 2 or 4 of Article 19 of the Enforcement Decree of that Act, if unavoidable for conducting the following affairs:
1. Affairs regarding quarantine measures for a person who has stayed in, or travelled via, a quarantine inspection required area or strict quarantine inspection required area;
2. Affairs regarding quarantine inspections under Articles 12, and 12-3 through 12-5 of the Act;
3. Affairs regarding measures under Article 12-2 (3) of the Act;
4. Affairs regarding quarantine measures under Article 15 of the Act;
5. Affairs regarding preventive measures against non-quarantinable infectious diseases under Article 20 of the Act;
6. Affairs regarding bringing-in and inspection of a dead body, etc. under Article 25 of the Act;
7. Affairs regarding receipt of applications for the issuance of certificates and the issuance thereof under Article 28 of the Act;
8. Affairs regarding the issuance of an international certificate of vaccination under Article 28-2 of the Act;
9. Affairs regarding the management of health and sanitation in quarantine areas under Article 29 of the Act;
10. Affairs regarding requests for perusal or submission of passenger reservation data and management thereof under Article 29-4 of the Act;
11. Affairs regarding requests for data and information and management thereof under Article 29-5 of the Act.
 Article 9 (Criteria for Imposing Administrative Fines)
The criteria for imposing administrative fines under Article 41 of the Act shall be as specified in the Appendix.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 31514, Mar. 2, 2021>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on March 5, 2021.
Article 2 (General Transitional Measures)
Dispositions, procedures and other acts taken or done by administrative agencies under the provisions of the previous Enforcement Decree of the Quarantine Act before this Decree enters into force shall be deemed dispositions, procedures, and other acts taken or done by administrative agencies under this Decree corresponding thereto.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 32671, Jun. 7, 2022>
This Decree shall enter into force on June 22, 2022.